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Heavy heart indeed...Michelle was a good solid person and a good conversationalist...and by that I mean if you wanted to chat or message she would keep it up as long as you would.

She was very involved in the Women's forum when it was started and I will always remember her for that, but also for the way she made talking easy. I could always count on her to respond no matter here or Facebook. She would not wait hours or days or weeks to respond.

And she had some good, memorable sayings, too, such as: "Two tears in a bucket, mother fuck it," in response to her own situations.

For those who are more recent members, her original name here was "Queen Akasha," a reference to the character of the same name in Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles books.

I will always remember her for catching my attention with that handle, and for keeping my attention with her strong character and strong love. I would go as far as to call her a gracious lady, but she would probably say, "Stuff it, B!" in return.